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Meet Si Miao Tian: Son of Princess Kalina of Bulgaria receives his new Chinese name, the only Western student at Shaolin monastery

Prince Simeon of Bulgaria at his kung fu training in China (left) and with his mother (right) Prince Simeon of Bulgaria, the 19-year-old royal, made a record when he decided to step away from the luxuries of his Sofia palace and enrol at a Shaolin Kung Fu residential class in China. His mother, Princess Kalina…

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US goes misanthropic over Anthropic AI, orders it to suspend access for frontier models to all foreign nationals

TOI correspondent from Washington: In a move that could redefine the global artificial intelligence landscape, the Trump administration on Friday abruptly ordered the AI firm Anthropic to suspend access to its newest frontier models — Fable 5 and Mythos 5 — for all foreign nationals, regardless of where they are located, including non-American employees working…

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Abraham George, first Indian-American chairperson of Texas GOP, loses re-election. Reactions are shocking

Both MAGA and the Indian-American community celebrate the defeat of Abraham George in the Texas GOP election. The first Indian-American chairperson of the Republican Party in Texas, Abraham George, lost his re-election to D’rinda Randall. The reactions to his loss, however, were shocking as both MAGA and the Indian-American community cheered for his exit. MAGA…

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Millionaire German heiress shot dead at luxury South African safari lodge, day after close friend was murdered

Millionaire German heiress shot dead at luxury South African safari lodge. Caroline von Rantzau, 26, the heiress to a million-dollar German shipping firm, DAL, was mysteriously found dead at her family’s luxury safari lodge in the Limpopo province in northern South Africa — a day after her friend, the family’s financial manager, was killed. German…

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Premium Residency holders in Saudi Arabia must obtain work permit: Requirements, rules explained | World News

Saudi Arabia’s Qiwa labour platform has outlined a series of regulations covering work permits for Premium Residency holders, employee resignations, training contracts and visa-related services.Holders of Premium Residency must obtain a dedicated work permit through the Qiwa platform. The permit is issued for a fee of SR100.Qiwa said subscription fees for businesses vary depending on…

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14-year-old boy among 3 teenagers arrested after 21-year-old man killed in Essex

A 14-year-old boy is among three teenagers arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a 21-year-old man in a park in Chelmsford, Essex.Emergency services were called to Central Park at about 7pm on Friday after reports of a serious incident. Officers arrived to find the victim with critical injuries.Despite the efforts of paramedics,…

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Why King Charles III marks his official birthday in June despite a November birth: What is trooping the colour? | World News

King Charles III/Image: Getty Images Britain marks the official birthday of King Charles III each June with the spectacular Trooping the Colour ceremony, even though the monarch was born on November 14, 1948. This year’s ceremony took place on Saturday, June 13, 2026.The tradition of celebrating a British sovereign’s official birthday in June dates back…

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Raid on Israeli defence firm in UK: 4 Palestine Action activists jailed after court finds ‘terror link’

Four members of the pro-Palestinian activist group Palestine Action have been handed lengthy prison sentences for their role in a 2024 raid on an Elbit Systems UK factory near Bristol that caused more than £1.2 million (over $1.5 million) in damage.In a landmark ruling, the court found that the offences carried a “terrorism connection”, believed…

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Meet Maysum Abdullah: Teacher stabbed in neck protecting students during Manchester school attack, wife calls him ‘a true hero’ | World News

A teacher injured during a knife attack at a Manchester secondary school has been praised for protecting students after intervening when violence erupted inside a classroom.Maysum Abdullah, 27, is a teacher at Co-op Academy Manchester who has been hailed as a hero for stepping in to protect pupils during a knife attack at the school….

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